Richmond

town in London, England
Place town Q2500974
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Richmond

Summary

Richmond is a town[1]. Richmond has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Richmond is located in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames[3].
  • Richmond is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Richmond is on the body of water River Thames[5].
  • Richmond's instance of is recorded as town[6].
  • Richmond's instance of is recorded as area of London[7].
  • Richmond's founder is recorded as John Cloake[8].
  • Richmond Palace is named after Richmond[9].
  • Richmond's postal code is recorded as TW9[10].
  • Richmond's postal code is recorded as TW10[11].
  • Richmond's Commons category is recorded as Richmond, London[12].
  • Richmond's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[13].
  • 1501 marks the founding of Richmond[14].
  • Richmond's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ1874[15].
  • Richmond's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.456, 'lon': -0.301}[16].
  • Richmond's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Richmond, London[17].
  • Richmond has a population of {'amount': '+21469'}[18].
  • Richmond's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
  • Richmond's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Richmond's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Richmond's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Richmond'}[22].
  • Richmond's category for people born here is recorded as Category:People born in Richmond, London[23].
  • Richmond's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Richmond, London[24].
  • Richmond's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Richmond'}[25].
  • Richmond's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Richmond, London[26].
  • Richmond's different from is recorded as London Borough of Richmond upon Thames[27].

Body

Geography

Richmond is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Richmond is located in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames[3]. Richmond is on the body of water River Thames[5].

Physical Characteristics

Richmond covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.38'}[28]. Richmond has a population of {'amount': '+21469'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[6] and area of London[7].

History and Context

1501 marks the founding of Richmond[14]. Richmond Palace is named after Richmond[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Richmond include Richmond[29], a city in the United States[30], in United States[31], founded in 1837[32]; Richmond County[33], a county of Virginia[34], in United States[35], founded in 1692[36]; and Richmond Park[37], a park[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1625[40], headquartered in United Kingdom[41].

Why It Matters

Richmond has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Richmond is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for Richmond include Richmond[29], a city in the United States[30], in United States[31], founded in 1837[32]; Richmond County[33], a county of Virginia[34], in United States[35], founded in 1692[36]; and Richmond Park[37], a park[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1625[40], headquartered in United Kingdom[41].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone UTC±00:00
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48912|batch #48912]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 20w ago · PalleyCov2030 · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder John Cloake
    Inception
    Named after
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.38'}
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P18]]: Richmond Riverside, London - Sept 2008.jpg"
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